John Buzzard
Self directed ira
we are planning on investing in real estate in a self directed ira. I have read that the cost of servicing thr account can be high. I was hoping that someone who is already doing this, and has done the research, could...
James G.
Why Would You Ever Sell Your Real Estate?
Hi BP,Wanted to get a few opinions on this. I've some books like "The complete guide to buying and selling apartment buildings" that say you can attain wealth faster long term if you sell your properties and exchange ...
Karen Margrave
ARCHITECT OR DESIGNERS, YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
We are starting a fix/flip in Sunriver, OR. We had an idea of what we wanted to do on the exterior, but are rethinking. It currently has a roofline that comes all the way down to within a few feet of the ground on one...
Cecil Jones
A Big Shout Out to All Military Veterans...Share Your Success Stories
Hi Everyone (Semper fi), I'm a real estate investor in Orlando, FL who proudly served in the United States Marine Corp. I've been investing in real estate full time since 2002. I first got the real estate bug as a c...
Kurt Heise
Hard money loans
Why do so many succesful real estate rehabbers use hard money loans when they buy a home to flip? I'm wondering why they don't use their own capital to avoid costly interest rates.
Craig Garrow
Using cash flow from rentals to fund IRA?
Just wanted to see what everybody's thoughts were. I'm working on a deal right now on a second rental property that if I complete it, I'm looking at around $1,100 per month in cash flow after expenses. My thought is t...
Jeff Howard
Midwest Turnkey for First Purchase?
Hello,We are trying to stretch staying in our two bedroom town home with our three growing young boys as long as possible to save for a down payment on a SFR once the oldest starts into his teen years. We plan on kee...
Abdul Azeez
Using IRA money for Real estate investments
Folks - as a working professional with 401k with current employer and IRAs from previous employers do I have the ability to redirect some of the money into real estate investments or is this mostly only for self emplo...
Marty L.
Ready to jump in on my first REI
Hello BP, My investing partner and I are meeting with a real estate agent and Mortgage banker soon. We are ready to jump into REI's, but want to make sure we start with our right foot. We are not sure whether to st...
Kristina Inglis
Partnership with Contractor for a Flip
For those of you who have partnered up with a contractor to do a flip, would you mind sharing what your partnership terms looked like? Did you have a real estate attorney draft up a contract? Many Thanks,